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On the Water in Adirondack Lakes

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Fred Burns rowing a guide boat in Long Lake

For decades, people have been enjoying the many bodies of water in towns like Long Lake, Saranac Lake, Cranberry Lake, and more. Guides took guests boating, steamboats took people on scenic trips, and boat builders crafted intricate canoes. Here are some of those photos.

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Steamboat tied up at the village dock in Long Lake
Steamboat tied up at the village dock in Long Lake
Guides and guideboats transporting luggage and guests on Raquette Lake
Charles Hanmer working on a boat in Long Lake
Charles Hanmer working on a boat in Long Lake
Man rows a pleasure boat in Long Lake
Man rows a pleasure boat in Long Lake
Boat launching in Wanakena
Boat launching party in Wanakena
Fred Burns rowing a guide boat in Long Lake
Fred Burns rowing a guide boat in Long Lake
Emerson and worker assemble boat in boat shop in Long Lake
Emerson and worker assemble boat in boat shop in Long Lake
Guides rowing patrons in Saranac Lake
Helen leaving dock on Cranberry Lake
Helen leaving dock on Cranberry Lake
Jim Cameron with a guideboat on Upper St. Regis Lake
Jim Cameron with a guide boat on Upper St. Regis Lake
Herald Austin works on a guideboat in his shop in Long Lake
Herald Austin works on a guide boat in his shop in Long Lake
Long Lake boat racing team in Long Lake
Long Lake boat racing team in Long Lake
Pleasure boat on Cranberry Lake
Pleasure boat on Cranberry Lake
Steam boat Helen on Cranberry Lake
Steam boat Helen on Cranberry Lake
Steamboat landing at Kenwell’s Hotel in Raquette Lake
Steamboat landing at Kenwell’s Hotel in Raquette Lake
The Wanakena ferrying passengers on Cranberry Lake
The Wanakena ferrying passengers on Cranberry Lake
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